Racism in the NFL?

Dez Bryant

If you follow the National Football League, you may have noticed that the New England Patriots haven't been as good as they were last year. Veteran quarterback Tom Brady is getting frustrated with in the inconsistency and his young teammates. Brady blew up on the sideline and yelled at multiple players like his young receivers Kembrell Thompkins, Aaron Dobson, Josh Boyce and Danny Amendola. In the video, Brady is yelling at former Patriots wideout Tiquan Underwood and coach Bill O'Brien. Another NFL player, by the name of Dez Bryant was involved in a similar incident yelling at coaches and a teammate. After their screaming matches, Dez is now known as a cry baby while Brady is referred to as a "fierce competitor." Many people think their reputations are the result of the colors of their skin instead of age, stage of career or role on the team.

audio- http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000273618/article/cowboys-jason-witten-loves-playing-with-dez-bryant

http://thebiglead.com/2013/10/28/dez-bryant-and-tom-brady-both-had-demonstrative-sideline-outbursts-guess-who-is-getting-crushed-harder/ 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000273618/article/cowboys-jason-witten-loves-playing-with-dez-bryant

MLB World Series Starts Tonight in Boston

The St. Louis Cardinals will play game 1 of the fall classic against the Red Sox. This is the 109th World Series. The Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in 6 games to reach the World Series. The Red Sox took a similar path winning in game six against the Detroit Tigers. Game 1 has Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis and Jon Lester opposing for the Red Sox. The game will be played at Boston's Fenway Park as well as game 2 and also games 6 and 7 if necessary. Games 3, 4 and 5 will be played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Each game will be televised on FOX and the first pitches will be 7:07 CT except game 4 which will start at 7:15 CT. Game 2's starting pitchers are scheduled to be Michael Wacha for the Cardinals and John Lackey for Boston. The World Series last year was won by the San Francisco Giants over the Detroit Tigers in four games.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/2013-major-league-baseball-postseason-schedule-and-matchups?ymd=20130928&content_id=62076888&vkey=news_mlb

Typhoon Hits Small Island South of Tokyo

The small island of Oshima was pounded by a large typhoon on Wednesday. The island is located south of Japan’s capital and largest city, Tokyo. Typhoon Wipha has caused at least 17 deaths and is estimated to continue north along the Pacific coast. It may even hit the northernmost part of the island. Heavy rains have also caused flooding, mudslides, blocked roads and crushed homes. Rescuers are unable to find everyone dead and discover an accurate death count. About 56 thousand homes lost power according to TEPCO, the main electrical provider in the country. Over 500 flights have been delayed and the rains have stopped trains and almost any other ways of transportation.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/world/asia/japan-typhoon-deaths/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2

Indiana Lottery Winner Unable to Cash Prize

Your chance of winning the lottery is 1 in 175 million, but what if you win and don’t get the money? A lottery winner in the state of Indiana failed to claim their $1 million prize in time. The drawing was on April 10 and Indiana gives winners 180 days to claim the prize. This person wasn't able to submit the ticket within the given time and they were unable to collect their winnings. This wasn't the first time that a winner from the state didn't claim their prize within the time window. In 2002, a winner also from Indiana lost out on $50 million Powerball jackpot because of the same reason. 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/08/us/indiana-lottery-loser/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1

Cities Going (Partially) Underwater

By the year 2100, over 1,700 cities in the United States will be partially submerged along with another large amount of port cities around the world. This is caused by global warming. Global warming is most commonly known to be caused by the constant depleting ozone layer, which has been vanishing from the carbon pollution from cars and other burning of fossil fuels. The heat causes melting of the polar ice caps in the North and South Poles and water rises all around the world. Kivalina, a small city in Alaska could be submerged before 2025. Cities like Miami and New Orleans could be partially under water as early as 2040.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/29/more-than-1700-u-s-cities-will-be-partially-underwater-by-2100-study/